# silava
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?], from Proto-Uralic *śilä (“fat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsilɑʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ilɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilɑʋɑ
* Hyphenation: si‧la‧va

### Noun

silava
* lard (pork fat, often specifically subcutaneous fat)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of silava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silavani
silavani
accusative
nom.
silavani
silavani
gen.
silavani
genitive
silavani
silavieni silavaini $^{rare}$
partitive
silavaani
silaviani
inessive
silavassani
silavissani
elative
silavastani
silavistani
illative
silavaani
silaviini
adessive
silavallani
silavillani
ablative
silavaltani
silaviltani
allative
silavalleni
silavilleni
essive
silavanani
silavinani
translative
silavakseni
silavikseni
abessive
silavattani
silavittani
instructive
comitative
—silavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silavasi
silavasi
accusative
nom.
silavasi
silavasi
gen.
silavasi
genitive
silavasi
silaviesi silavaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
silavaasi
silaviasi
inessive
silavassasi
silavissasi
elative
silavastasi
silavistasi
illative
silavaasi
silaviisi
adessive
silavallasi
silavillasi
ablative
silavaltasi
silaviltasi
allative
silavallesi
silavillesi
essive
silavanasi
silavinasi
translative
silavaksesi
silaviksesi
abessive
silavattasi
silavittasi
instructive
comitative
—silavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silavamme
silavamme
accusative
nom.
silavamme
silavamme
gen.
silavamme
genitive
silavamme
silaviemme silavaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
silavaamme
silaviamme
inessive
silavassamme
silavissamme
elative
silavastamme
silavistamme
illative
silavaamme
silaviimme
adessive
silavallamme
silavillamme
ablative
silavaltamme
silaviltamme
allative
silavallemme
silavillemme
essive
silavanamme
silavinamme
translative
silavaksemme
silaviksemme
abessive
silavattamme
silavittamme
instructive
comitative
—silavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silavanne
silavanne
accusative
nom.
silavanne
silavanne
gen.
silavanne
genitive
silavanne
silavienne silavainne $^{rare}$
partitive
silavaanne
silavianne
inessive
silavassanne
silavissanne
elative
silavastanne
silavistanne
illative
silavaanne
silaviinne
adessive
silavallanne
silavillanne
ablative
silavaltanne
silaviltanne
allative
silavallenne
silavillenne
essive
silavananne
silavinanne
translative
silavaksenne
silaviksenne
abessive
silavattanne
silavittanne
instructive
comitative
—silavinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silavansa
silavansa
accusative
nom.
silavansa
silavansa
gen.
silavansa
genitive
silavansa
silaviensa silavainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
silavaansa
silaviaan silaviansa
inessive
silavassaan silavassansa
silavissaan silavissansa
elative
silavastaan silavastansa
silavistaan silavistansa
illative
silavaansa
silaviinsa
adessive
silavallaan silavallansa
silavillaan silavillansa
ablative
silavaltaan silavaltansa
silaviltaan silaviltansa
allative
silavalleen silavallensa
silavilleen silavillensa
essive
silavanaan silavanansa
silavinaan silavinansa
translative
silavakseen silavaksensa
silavikseen silaviksensa
abessive
silavattaan silavattansa
silavittaan silavittansa
instructive
comitative
—silavineen silavinensa :

#### Derived terms

* silavainen
* silavoida
* herkkusilava
* kylkisilava
* silavakerros

### Further reading

* “silava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* salvia, slaavi